Costa Group to roll out millions in solar power & batteries for mushroom facility
The solar plans were announced last week, as part of $60 million expansion of the company that won a $1.8 million contribution from the SA Weatherill government. But they have been on the agenda of the fruit and vegetable grower for some time.
In the company’s 1H FY2017 results presentation to investors in February, power was named as one of the five major risk categories being managed by Costa Group, and a “review of solar power options” flagged as being underway across a number of sites, with a focus on SA.
In comments last week, Costa chief Harry Debney said the board was currently weighing approval to spend up to $4 million on a solar plant to power the Monarto expansion, and would consider similar investments at its citrus operations in SA’s Riverland and at its glasshouses at Guyra in northern NSW.
source: onestepoffthegrid.com.au
